There were a lot of concerns early on about attacking Moscow and how that would lead to increased support for the "special operation" from the Russian people. I guess we are past that?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, we are far past that.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, feels like 100 years ago.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It seems like the Russians are either powerless, or indifferent towards, opposing their governments efforts to invade Ukraine using the people's bodies as fodder.

I would assume the first is true - they are powerless. This is a look at the future of the US if things don't change. Corrupt governments bring ruin to their people through oppression, fear, and cruelty.

[–] Rose@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Indifference is more like it. Being ruled by some form of a tsar is most of what they've known, so there's not much of a framework in the culture to go by in order to oppose the regime. Another aspect is that, due to the rise in oil prices coinciding with Putin's rise to power, many have become wealthier and credited Putin for that. Even those who aren't for Putin would have to ask themselves if they're ready to trade all they've gained for a violent uprising that could easily cost them everything. The quality of life of most Russians hasn't really decreased from the war or the sanctions to even make them want that. For the most part, they still get to enjoy the same lifestyles with some adjustments, like trading American, Korean, or European cars for Chinese, though even that can be bypassed via parallel importing and the used cars market. Same for virtually everything else.